Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-10
FIN AT BLUE RIDGE.
A Gay Season at These Springs
who Are There and what

temperature has, of course, had It's
effect in raising our spirits and bring
ing outdoor exercises into fashion.
Riding, driving. and walking are now
freely indulgcd in. The bowling
alley is n popular resort, and three
Iawn.tennis courts are in constant re-
QUESTION. Every night the ballroom
is crowded, first with happy children
and afterwards with full-grown dancers.
Other kinds OF recreation in almost
endless variety, suitable for all ages
and conditions.
Almost every room in the hotel and
cottages Is occupied.
The following is partial list Of the
guests, who number about one hum
dred and eighty: from Richmond
Dir. and Mrs. George Y. Nc Adams
and two children, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Schmn and two children, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. ID. LGnghornc and four children,
Mr.. Hoffman Allen, Miss Eliza Cole,
Mrs. Boiling W. Haxall, Miss Mary
Gait, Mrs. If. A. HuXthall, Mrs. G.. A.
Davenport and four children, Mrs Jo-
seph II. Estes, Mr.. and Mrs. George
y. Peasants and three sons and the
Misses Irene and Bertha Plea
SAINTS, Mrs. allan Talbot and three
children; Miss Julia Radlord, Mrs.
James i. Branch, Mrs. Z. Moncure
Perkins. Mr.. and Mrs. Il. W. Powers
and three SONS and the Misses Juliet
and Lula Powers, Mr.. &. K. Caring
ION, Mr.. and Mrs. James +. Gum,
Mrs. Currie, Mrs. L. Lewis and daugh-
ter. Mrs. James VI. Estes, Mr.. James
T.. Estes, Mrs. 5. b. Hughes and Miss
Jennie Bodgson. From Danville, Va
Mr.. and Mrs. James !. Pritchett and
two children. From Norfolk, Va
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Vickery, Mrs. j.
y. Williams and three children, Mr..
II. Clay Pickett, Miss Maggie Higgins,
Mr.. G. w. Fentress, the Misses Kate
and Lizzie Dayton, Mr.. and Hrs. d. W.
Jordan and two children, Miss George
Myers, and Mr. George L. Moss. From
Roanoke, Va.-Mr. and Mrs. WV. Lo-
max and child, Mr. p. w. Pope, and
Rev. W. II. Meade. From Lynchburg,
Va.-Alajor and Mrs. Z. S. Hutter and
four children, Miss Halle Hutter, j.
Oscar Smith and son, aud Mr.. p. G..
Cosby. From Houston Mines, Va
Mrs. J. Davis Christian. From Raleigh,
y. C.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles ID. Up
church and Miss Mabel Upchurch.
From Wilmington, n. C.-Mrs. e. G..
Davis, Mrs. Mrs. |. NJ. Emerson and
three children. From southampton
county, Va.-Mrs. &. r. Pope, Miss
Rheu, and Or. q. n. Musgrave. From
Petersburg, Va.-Miss Blanche Hams,
Mr.. George II. Davis, Jr., Mr.. Robert
3. Anderson, and Mr.. John ". Friend.
From Suffolk, Va.-Mr. Louis Catogni.
From LouishuTg, y. C.-Aiiss Sallie j..
White. From Oxford, \. C.-Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas White. From Charlotte,
y. C.-Miss Minnie Wriston and Miss
Julia Dowd.
On Tuesday night The dancers af-
forded unbounded amusement by
adopting grotesque costumes, many OF
the gentlemen appearing in "Mother
Hubbalds."
On Wednesday night Miss Marie
Bowen, the New York elocutlonist,
who, by the way, is former resident
Of Richmond, gave n choice selection
of readings and Rotations. which were
highly appreciated.
The principal feature on Thursday
was straw-ride to Coyner's Springs,
five miles distant, in which score of
the Young people participated under
the chaperonage of Mrs. Moncure Per
kins and Davis Christian. The party
consisted of the Misses Gamble, Ten
nent, Levy, Radford, Powers, Plea,
SAINTS, Upchurcb, and Hutton, escorted
by Messrs. Darlington, Salinas, Deaton.
Davis, Anderson, Pickett, Platt, Win
ter, and Moss. After a picnic supper
in the woods the party returned to
Coyner's, where they danced until mid
night. and drove back merrily "by the
light of the moon" in two large hay
wagons.
On the same day the children had a
donkey party" given by little Elise
Davenport and Nellie Emerson, and
there were nearly forty competitors.
The prizes were won by Elise and Ed
win Sublett.
The german on Friday night brought
ont some very handsome toilets, only
few of which l shall attempt to de-
scribe. The chdpcrones were Mrs. G.
ID. Langhorne, in white China silk,
with lace trimmings and diamond orna
ments; Mrs. T. NJ. Emerson, in black
satin, lace, and diamonds Mrs. Bryson,
black silk and tulle, with diamonds
and Mrs. Sublett, crimson silk, with
black lace and diamonds. Mrs. Christian
wore q handsome white brocaded saith
dress, with silver lace and diamonds
Mrs. Perkins, Nile-green velvet, Will
irridescent trimmings and diamonds
Miss Mamie Tennent, crimson satin
with black lace overdress; Miss Lula
Powers, black lace and MORE trim.
mings; Miss StrattoD, white null, Will
lace and diamonds; Miss Juliet Pow
ers, white lace, with Nile-green trim
mings; Miss Higgins, black silk an(
tulle Miss Levy, pink crepe de chene
with diamond ornaments; Miss Irene
Peasants, gray silk, with black passe
menterie trimmings; Miss Upchurch
white silk with lace over.dress and
diamonds Miss Heatherington, white
muslin with heliotrope silk Miss Sadi,
! Eryson, white embroidered silk, will
light blue sash and ribbons Miss JAM,
SchGn, blue china silk, trimmed will
white lace. The leader, Mr.. Pickett
f, extended the courtesies of the floor I,
Dir. George Davis, of Petersburg, who
led the latter half of the german
Among the gentlemen who participated
were Messrs. Edward Frye, of Coyner's
Allen, Moss, Darlington, Plat, Winter
Hines, OF Roanoke ; Anderson, Ten
nent and Sch9n.
| On Saturday morning the ladies' CAV,
pIogessive-euchre party, at whicI
the first prizes were taken by Mrs
I.anghorne and Mr.. Davis. Ia the eve
ming the gentlemen returned the com
pli,nent, when the honors fell TO Mis-
Lula Powers and Miss Upchurch, Mr.
Barclay securing hegentleman's prize
| The grand german OF the seaso,
roynca off neyf Fridny. You sha1l hea